19-letter words containing c, a, n, k, e
- switchblade (knife) — a large jackknife that snaps open when a release button on the handle is pressed
- take (the) occasion — to use the opportunity (to do something)
- take evasive action — If you take evasive action, you deliberately move away from someone or something in order to avoid meeting them or being hit by them.
- take it on the chin — the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
- take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
- take one's medicine — any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy.
- the mathworks, inc. — (company) The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
- ticket-of-leave man — (formerly in Britain) a convict who had a permit to leave prison, after serving only part of his sentence, with certain restrictions placed on him
- to click into place — If you have been trying to understand something puzzling and then everything falls into place or clicks into place, you suddenly understand how different pieces of information are connected and everything becomes clearer.
- to go blackberrying — to go on an outing to collect blackberries
- to make eye contact — If you make eye contact with someone, you look at them at the same time as they look at you, so that you are both aware that you are looking at each other. If you avoid eye contact with someone, you deliberately do not look straight at them because you feel awkward or embarrassed.
- what makes one tick — a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- within rocket range — able to be reached by rockets
- zero and add packed — (language) (ZAP) An IBM 360/370 assembly language instruction used when performing packed arithmatic to initialise an accumulator.